A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her...

　　本片是叙述11岁犹太裔的罗米克（海利乔奥斯蒙饰），为了躲避纳粹的迫害，被父执辈的友人收容并躲在乡下，与他的孩子们一起生活，期间认识了一些朋友，一起上教堂，听神父讲道。但其中让罗米克不解的是这些孩童常常在深夜去火车站，不知为啥？村中的孩童及犹太人也常遭暗杀及强暴，这种种事件都无意中让罗米克发现了，其间有些本籍非犹裔的村童被误认为犹大人而被送走至集中营，但罗米克因被误为本地村童而捡回一命，是幸还是...

A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her....

　　本影片基于一个真实的故事改编。第二次世界大战期间，前希腊奥林匹克拳击手Arouch作为一个战俘，被关押在奥斯威辛集中营内。在那里，他被做为娱乐的对象，要与一些犯人进行拳击比赛，如果他拒绝，他的家人将受到惩罚，如果他赢了，他会得到些额外的口粮，可以与家人分享;如果他输了，他将被送到毒气室。为了使他的家人和朋友免于进毒气室，Allegra只有违心的去与犯人们进行比赛.....